MODS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mods mean? 

• MODS (noun)
  The noun MODS has 1 sense:

1. a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters

  Familiarity information: MODS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODS (noun)

Meaning:

A youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("mods" is a kind of...):

youth subculture (a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre)

Meronyms (members of "mods"):

mod (a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers)